Colson Whitehead to give 2023 Troy Lecture

Pulitzer Prize-winning author, MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellow, Colson Whitehead will give the 2023 Troy Lecture.

Thursday, April 13 at 5:30pm in the Campus Center Auditorium. Free and open to the public.
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Featuring 2021-22 members of the SAB (L to R): Kate Nadolski, Leila Elguessab, and Allysa Cayabyab
2022 Edition of Jabberwocky is Now Online!

Read the 2022 edition of Jabberwocky, the student-run undergraduate literary journal of the English Department.

Cover art by Sophia VanHelene.

Betsy Wheeler Awarded Chancellor’s Citation Award

March 16, 2023

Betsy Wheeler, Director of the Juniper Summer Writing Institute & the Juniper Institute for Young Writers, has been selected for the 2023 Chancellor’s Citation Award. This prestigious staff...

Paperbark Featured in HFA News

March 10, 2023

Paperbark, the interdisciplinary print & digital magazine, steered largely by the English MFA program, was recently featured in HFA News. The piece includes an interview with Paperbark’s...

Martín Espada Awarded Emily Clark Balch Prize from the Virginia Quarterly Review

March 09, 2023

Martín Espada recently received the Emily Clark Balch Prize for Poetry from the Virginia Quarterly Review (VQR) for the following poems:...

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Mar

24-25

2023 Juniper Literary Festival

(All day)

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Alumni Profile

Beth Luvisia '20

It was really great to learn English where the roots are, to read the books and experience a different culture. It was an amazing experience.

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Colson Whitehead to give 2023 Troy Lecture

Pulitzer Prize-winning author, MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellow, Colson Whitehead will give the 2023 Troy Lecture.

Thursday, April 13 at 5:30pm in the Campus Center Auditorium. Free and open to the public.

Apply to the English Opportunity Fund!

English Majors can apply for a grant of up to $3,000 to help defray the costs of studying abroad, participating in an internship, or buying a new computer!

Check out Advising Resources

Whether you have questions about classes or careers, our advisors are here to help you get set up for success.

2022 Edition of Jabberwocky is Now Online!

Read the 2022 edition of Jabberwocky, the student-run undergraduate literary journal of the English Department.

Cover art by Sophia VanHelene.

Betsy Wheeler Awarded Chancellor’s Citation Award

Paperbark Featured in HFA News

Martín Espada Awarded Emily Clark Balch Prize from the Virginia Quarterly Review

Department Meeting

Edie Meidav, Faculty Speaker Series - Mount Ida

Five College Renaissance Seminar with Christopher Nygren

2023 Juniper Literary Festival

Beth Luvisia '20

Colson Whitehead to give 2023 Troy Lecture Pulitzer Prize-winning author, MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellow, Colson Whitehead will give the 2023 Troy Lecture. Thursday, April 13 at 5:30pm in the Campus Center Auditorium. Free and open to the public.

Apply to the English Opportunity Fund! English Majors can apply for a grant of up to $3,000 to help defray the costs of studying abroad, participating in an internship, or buying a new computer!

Check out Advising Resources Whether you have questions about classes or careers, our advisors are here to help you get set up for success.

2022 Edition of Jabberwocky is Now Online! Read the 2022 edition of Jabberwocky, the student-run undergraduate literary journal of the English Department. Cover art by Sophia VanHelene.

Colson Whitehead to give 2023 Troy Lecture

Pulitzer Prize-winning author, MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellow, Colson Whitehead will give the 2023 Troy Lecture.

Thursday, April 13 at 5:30pm in the Campus Center Auditorium. Free and open to the public.

Apply to the English Opportunity Fund!

English Majors can apply for a grant of up to $3,000 to help defray the costs of studying abroad, participating in an internship, or buying a new computer!

Check out Advising Resources

Whether you have questions about classes or careers, our advisors are here to help you get set up for success.

2022 Edition of Jabberwocky is Now Online!

Read the 2022 edition of Jabberwocky, the student-run undergraduate literary journal of the English Department.

Cover art by Sophia VanHelene.